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<p>The earliest that the UK can leave without a deal is 31 October 2019. Our priority
remains delivering the deal to ensure a smooth and orderly exit before this date.
While we do not want to leave with no deal and Parliament has also voted against this
outcome three times, it remains the legal default at the end of the extension period
in the event a Withdrawal Agreement cannot be agreed. As a responsible government
we’ve been preparing to minimise any disruption in the event of no deal for over two
years and will continue to prepare for all Brexit scenarios.</p><p> </p>

<p>Smart Energy GB is responsible for the national consumer awareness campaign for
smart meters in Great Britain. Smart Energy GB is an independent, not for profit organisation
funded by energy suppliers. Details of Smart Energy GB’s budget can be found at: <a
href="https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/about-us/essential-documents" target="_blank">https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/about-us/essential-documents</a>.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment
he has made of the extent to which the Data Communications Company will install upgraded
communication software to SMETS1 smart meters by 2020.

<p>The Data Communications Company (DCC) and energy suppliers have obligations to
upgrade their systems and operate SMETS1 smart meters within the DCC’s national communications
network by the end of 2020.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment
he has made of the potential merits of conducting a new cost-benefit analysis of the
smart meter roll-out over the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25
January 2019 to Question 212664 on Universal Credit: Domestic Violence, what recent
discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Government on the implementation
of separate universal credit payments by default; and if she will make a statement.

<p>When an individual suffering from domestic abuse requests a split payment, we will
make split payments available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst DWP is not intending to
introduce split payments by default, as a department we respond positively to requests
for split payments, and can take other actions to support those experiencing abuse,
such as making a managed payment of rent direct to landlords. We also ensure that
claimants who disclose domestic abuse are signposted to specialist organisations for
support. All work coaches undergo mandatory training regarding how to support vulnerable
claimants, including recognising the signs of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>We will
continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to establish the practicalities
of delivering split payments in Scotland.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps
his Department is taking to support increased (a) home and flexible working and (b)
provision of co-working spaces.

<p>Government is actively supporting good quality flexible working, of which home
working can be part, and the provision of co-working spaces.</p><p>We have set up,
with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Flexible Working Taskforce
to promote wider understanding and implementation of inclusive flexible work and working
practices. In January this year the Taskforce published a business case, supporting
guidance and its members committed to support and promote the “Happy to Talk Flexible
Working” campaign.</p><p>We have committed to consult on a new duty on employers to
consider when a job can be done flexibly, and make that clear when advertising.</p><p>We
have also committed to review the statutory right to request flexible working in 2020
and have commissioned some of the surveys to gather data for that work.</p><p>Through
the Local Enterprise Partnership we promote economic growth and jobs in local areas.
In order to deliver this objective, some LEPs have supported the creation of co-working
spaces alongside advice and other support for business start-ups. This is being done
in a number of ways, including through Growth Hubs and innovation centres.</p>

<p>We carried out an impact assessment in 2014 on the extension of the statutory right
to request flexible working, estimating a total benefit (net present value) of £474.9
million. This figure incorporates monetised benefits relating to the extension of
the right to request to all employees with 26 weeks continuous service and therefore
does not take into account the flexible working among parents and carers that was
already taking place prior to the extension.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing
the 2014 extension of the right to request Flexible working to all eligible employees.
The review will test the economic assumptions underpinning the cost-benefit analysis
in the original impact assessment.</p>

<p>The Attorney General’s Office has made no payments to Honourable Members under
section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 since 13 July
2016.</p><p> </p><p>Since 13 July 2016, two Ministers have left office, both were
as a result of a Ministerial reshuffle and as such no severance payments were made.</p><p>
</p><p>Reports of any Ministerial severance pay are published in the audited annual
report and accounts for HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor and can be found
on gov.uk.</p><p> </p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate
he has made of the number of rooftop solar panels deployed on domestic homes since
the closure of the Feed-In Tariff scheme.

<p>The number of domestic solar installations during April 2019 will be published
by BEIS on Thursday 30 May using information from the MCS (Microgeneration Certification
Scheme) installation database. These are provisional numbers which are subject to
revision in future publications.</p><p> </p><p>Solar photovoltaic deployment statistics
is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment</a>.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether
his Department has been monitoring the deployment of new (a) rooftop solar power since
1 April 2019, (b) ground mounted solar power less than or equal to 5MW since 1 April
2016 and (c) ground mounted solar power less than 5MW since 1 April 2015.

<p>Deployment of installations is monitored (a) for rooftop solar since 1 April 2019,
through the MCS installation database (MID), (b) for ground mounted solar power less
than or equal to 5MW since 1 April 2016, through the central FIT register (CFR), and
(c) for ground mounted solar power less than 5MW since 1 April 2015, through the CFR
and a register of installations accredited through the renewables obligation (RO).</p>